# Karea Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Karea

Karea is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,259 people in 326 households**, the 43rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 1,259people (2011)
- 326households
- 81.8%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karea

Of every 100 households in Karea in 2011, 46 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karea · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**36%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Karea?

■ Karea · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**971

Working population ****64.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 76.6% for women. 82% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (8%) · **■** Marginal 429 (53%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bharatpur - I

- Hamidpur1,513 people
- Manoharpur1,461 people
- Brahmandihi1,342 people
- Baidyapur1,296 people
- Brithi Gangedda1,257 people
- Kamalakantapur1,240 people
- Ghoshkura1,189 people
- Bhabanipur1,169 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karea?1,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karea in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Karea?81.8% (Census 2011)